Not trying to argue or shoot down ideas here. I'm actually hoping for some clever tools and tricks from this crowd. I've spent my career as a software developer in healthcare.
Healthcare is a market with relatively common problems, but significant barriers to adoption. Its not an easy place to just jump in and get something done. Simon - It sounds like your father in-law might "get it" can you elaborate a little more on what he wants to accomplish? Which EMR vendor is he using? On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Andrew Latham <[email protected]> wrote: > OpenVPN on normal computers like laptops, just works. You can > configure the installer to setup everything and just smile. On the > tablets I am sure a package could be created and pushed to the users. > > As for administration, use something like Zentyal to manage the CA. > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Jonathan Bartels > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Good idea as long as "tablet" includes Android phones, iPhone, iPod >> Touch, and the iPad. >> >> The iPad was the new hotness at HIMSS (big healthcare IT show) this >> year. I'm on the fence as to which device is the best for a given >> application. There is a strong argument from the doctors and high >> level staff to use the devices they have rather than having to use a >> shared employer-owned device like their assistants and nurses. It also >> gives the sales goons at conventions and excuse to buy iPads and give >> them away in exchange for sitting thru sales presentations. >> >> Also can you get the IT staff comfortable with supporting OpenVPN on devices? >> >> How does the OpenVPN authentication work on a mobile device? Do you >> sign into the device, sign into the VPN, then sign into the >> application? You're going to lose most users at the 2nd login when >> they have to have a decent VPN password. >> >> SSO is an option, but again will it be supported on tablets and will >> it be supported by the applications they need to use? Many >> applications support LDAP, poorly. >> >> Token based authentication could work, but still presents hurdles. >> RSAKeys are good as are OpenID dongles. Can you make it work on a >> tablet? >> >> These technical challenges aren't impossible but when you consider the >> adoption hurdles you have in even a modest clinic, it starts to get >> really sticky. >> >> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Andrew Latham <[email protected]> wrote: >>> OpenVPN on the tablets... Its easy, scalable, secure and you can log >>> connections... >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Simón Ruiz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hey, I was asked a question by my father-in-law about what sort of >>>> hardware he might use to connect WiFi tablets to their medical >>>> office's system specifically to interact with their EMR software, >>>> which means legally sensitive information would need to be transmitted >>>> wirelessly. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have experience with the practical/legal implications? >>>> >>>> What level of security, or what type of security scheme, would be >>>> appropriate for this type of use-case? >>>> >>>> I understand it's dead easy to crack WEP encryption, and not too hard >>>> to crack WPA, so most consumer level devices would be dangerous to try >>>> to use, right? >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Simón >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Fwlug mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org >>>> >>>> This is a public list and all posts are archived publicly. Please keep >>>> this in mind before posting. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ~~~ Andrew "lathama" Latham [email protected] ~~~ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Fwlug mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org >>> >>> This is a public list and all posts are archived publicly. Please keep this >>> in mind before posting. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ----- >> Jonathan Bartels >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Fwlug mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org >> >> This is a public list and all posts are archived publicly. Please keep this >> in mind before posting. >> > > > > -- > ~~~ Andrew "lathama" Latham [email protected] ~~~ > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > > This is a public list and all posts are archived publicly. Please keep this > in mind before posting. > -- ----- Jonathan Bartels _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org This is a public list and all posts are archived publicly. Please keep this in mind before posting.
